Brachypodella

Brachypodella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Urocoptidae
Subfamily: Brachypodellinae
Genus: Brachypodella
Beck, 1837
Type species
Brachypodella collaris (Férussac, 1821)
Synonyms
  • Brachypodella (Brachypodella) H. Beck, 1837
  • Brachypodella (Siphonolaemus) Pilsbry, 1903 junior subjective synonym
  • Brachypus Guilding, 1828 (junior homonym (of Brachypus Swainson, 1828 (Aves) )
  • Cylindrella L. Pfeiffer, 1840 superseded combination
  • Pupa (Brachypodella) H. Beck, 1837 superseded rank
  • Pupa (Siphonostoma) Swainson, 1840
  • Siphonostoma Swainson, 1840
  • Tetrentodon (Siphonolaemus) Pilsbry, 1903 (junior synonym)

Brachypodella is a genus of gastropods belonging to the subfamily Brachypodellinae of the family Urocoptidae.

General characteristics

(Described as Brachypus) The animal is heliciform, with a snail‑like body. It bears four tentacles, the larger pair carrying the eyes. The mouth lies beneath, and the foot is very short, so that the animal has great difficulty in dragging the elongate shell.

The shell is fusiform and slender, composed of many whorls, all of them narrow. The body whorl is constricted and slightly keeled. The aperture is small, simple, and almost round, without teeth. The lip is thickened and reflexed, its margins united all around. There is no operculum.

Distribution

The species of this genus are found in Northern and Central America.

Species

References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Brachypodella H. Beck, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996825 on 4 July 2026
  2. 1 2 "Brachypodella". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  3. ↑ Guilding, L. (1828). "Observations on the zoology of the Caribbean Islands". Observations on the zoology of the Caribbean Islands. 4: 89. Retrieved 4 July 2026. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.